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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.

8.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS,

Director, (£420 to £540 by £40 triennially),..

Approved Estimate, 1913.

**

Estimate, 1914.

4,582

5,053

(1) (2) (3)

1 Chief Assistant, (£360 to £420 by £30 triennially), 1 First Assistant, (£270 to £360 by £30 triennially), 1 Assistant Meteorologist,

3,927

4,077

2,945

3,058

(1)

1,200

1,200

Do., Do.,

1 3rd Grade Computer, ($960 to $1,200 by $120 biennially),

4th Grade Computer, 1, ($720 to $900 by $60 annually),......

3 5th Grade Computers, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

Do..

2 6th Grade Telegraphists, ($240 to $420 by $60 annually),

Allowance to Signalman at Lyeemun,

1 Watchman,

3 Coolies. 1 at $120, and 2 at $108 each,

Do., Good Conduct Allowance to 1,....

Personal Allowance,

600

600

Exchange Compensation,

1,145

1,258

960

900

CESE

(4)

(1)

(5)

(6)

1,980

1,980

Allowances formight duty to 2 at $120 each.

240

240

805

825

(2) (7)

25

25

144

108

(૪)

336

336

(3)

12

24 (9)

1 Telegraph Messenger,...

96

108

1

(10)

Do.,

Good Conduct Allowance,

21

36 (9)

Total Personal Emoluments,.

18,961

19,888

OTHER CHARGES.

Electric Fans and Light,

300

300

Incidental Expenses,

450

450

Laboratory Expenses,

670

670

Meteorological Telegrams,...

100

100

Printing and distribution of Meteorological Bulletin,.

996

2,200

(11)

Total Other Charges,.

'4

Total Royal Observatory,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

Furniture,

New Instruments, (£180),

New Instruments, (£200),

New Symbols for Storm Signals and Code,....

Total Special Expenditure,

2,516

3,720

21,477

23,608

150 1,964

(12)

2,182 100

(13)

(14)

2,114

2,282

(1) Privileged rate of exchange,-C.O Despatch of 8th Fe-

bruary, 1913.

(2) Stipulated increments.

(3) Free quarters.

(4) Personal to present holder,-C.O. Despatch No. 93 of 11th

April, 1912.

(5) Promoted from 4th Grade,―vide note 12, page 24.

(6) Promoted to 3rd Grade.

(7) 1 new appointment.

(8) Salary reduced on new appointment.

(9) Stipulated allowance.

(10) Increase,-C.O. Despatch No. 386 of

1912.

17th December,

(11) $500 transferred from " Printing and Binding Miscella- neous Papers", Miscellaneous Services; $704 added on account of inproved form of publication.

(12) Non-recurrent.

(13) Improvements to clocks and magnetograph and purchase

of earth inductor.

(14) Recommended by Meteorological Conference at Tokyo.

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